Southern Pines, a rescue in Hattiesburg, shared some terribly sad photos on their page. They assisted with a rescue in George County where over 50 dogs were found abandoned in a home.
Neighbors, rescuers, and law enforcement stepped in to help since they don’t have animal control.
The president of Lucky’s Little Rescue, Lynn Broussard, told WLOX that when she walked into that home, she never imagined the horrific scene she would find.
“The hardest part to see for everybody was that some of the puppies that were alive the day before had frozen overnight in the truck that was there. All the dogs were emaciated, skinny, and in bad shape,” Broussard said.
WLOX reports that rescuers found over 50 dogs just left to die. They didn’t have food, water or proper shelter and some were in tiny kennels where they couldn’t move. More than 50 dogs were left to die. No food, water, or proper shelter. Some were in kennels too small to move. Others were found a little too late.
“There were a few dogs that passed away, one had passed away recently and then there was one in the tree line. Then there was one in the house that had passed away then the other dogs were feeding off of the corpses of the dead dogs because they had no other food source,” Broussard said to WLOX.
The Sheriff of George County, Keith Havard, told WLOX that the woman had been arrested for an unrelated misdemeanor. Neighbors near by came to check on the dogs and brought food until they could find a shelter to take the dogs.
According to the Sheriff, there is an open investigation. He did not say if the woman would be facing charges. When the sheriff spoke with the woman who lived there, she told him that she took in dogs people dropped off.
“I spoke with her as best I could. They started dropping them off there and it just snowballed on her,” Havard said to WLOX.
WLOX reports that it took everyone several hours to load up all of the dogs. Neighbors stepped in to help so more dogs didn’t die in the horrific scene.
“The fact that these neighbors went to such lengths to help these dogs, even coming out there and even getting into the dirt and grime and everything. I just can’t thank them enough,” Broussard said.
The animals were taken to Lucky’s Little Rescue in Lucedale, Southern Pines Animal Shelter in Hattiesburg, and Wags and Whiskers in Mobile.
According to Broussard, it will take a couple of weeks before any of the dogs are ready for a forever home. Broussard told WLOX that most of the dogs were friendly and in desperate need of human touch, she believes they will make great pets.
